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Books - At a Price

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1541
Date Released
15 Dec 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sports Trophy
  2. 2Books - At a Price
  3. 3Ships in the News
  4. 4Nobel Awards
  5. 5A Christmas Stocking

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Books - at a Price. DESCRIPTION: An auction in London, to dispose of the Dyson Perrins collection of illuminated manuscripts, underlined their value to the connoisseurs. The highest price fetched a German twelfth century manuscript of the Gospels in Latin, which went to Mr Kraus of New York for thirty-nine thousand pounds. SHOTLIST: CU book. GV auction room. MS book displayed. CU auctioneer. MS man displays book. CU auctioneer. CU bidder. Same. CU auctioneer. MS bidder. CU auctioneer. CU bidder. Same. CU auctioneer. MS bidder. MS auctioneer. CU Mr Kraus with book. CU Mr Kraus. CU book. TS Mr Kraus with book.
Keywords
Economics; Business and commerce
Locations
London; England
Card file number
75877
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:

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